The Fox News Rundown Trey Gowdy On 'America's Culture Of Violence'
Sep 25, 2025
Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor and Republican congressman, dives into the chilling surge of political violence in America, including a recent shooting at an ICE facility. He critiques media figures like Jimmy Kimmel for their rhetoric and discusses the implications of government pressure on platforms like YouTube. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright outlines the administration's energy policies, emphasizing natural gas's role in reducing emissions and the drive to replace European reliance on Russian energy with U.S. resources.
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Culture Of Political Violence
- Trey Gowdy identifies a broad culture of political violence that leaves citizens and officials to pick up the pieces.
- He says words alone are insufficient provocation but rhetoric can impact those prone to irrational violence.
Demonizing Law Enforcement's Effects
- Gowdy links long-term demonization of law enforcement and calls like "defund" to a climate that can radicalize unstable people.
- He notes many of those ideas originate from the political left and alter public respect for policing.
Rooftop Attacks As Pattern
- Gowdy recounts multiple rooftop attacks and assassination attempts as evidence of available soft targets in a free society.
- He contrasts not wanting schools to be prisons with not wanting them to become morgues, prioritizing safety.